Countries Overview

The following four tables provide summary information on the status of MSP in countries.
You can find here an overview of the national and sub-national authorities per country coupled with an indication of the status of the national Maritime Spatial Plans: in preparation or adopted.

There is also an overview provided of the adopted Maritime Spatial Plans per country and a list of the MSP authorities in each country. Additionally, you can find on this page an overview of the sectors that are integrated in each of the adopted Maritime Spatial Plans. For questions or comments, please take a look at our Questions and Answers service or submit a question here.

The plan covers the land as well as the marine areas of Schleswig-Holstein as far as the territorial sea border. Inland Waters and Territorial Sea in the Baltic Sea: 10.900 km2; in the North Sea: 12.500 km2

The Spatial Development Plan was extended to the 12-nm zone between 2003-2005 and adopted in 2005. Between 2013-2015 it was updated and became a legally binding act in 2016. The Law on Spatial Planning will be revised during the next legislative period in 2021.

The Marine Management Organization has a duty to review and report on the effectiveness of the plans at intervals of not more than three years after each marine plan is adopted. After each report, the marine planning authority will decide whether or not the marine plan needs to be amended or replaced.

The Marine Management Organization has a duty to review and report on the effectiveness of the plans at intervals of not more than three years after each marine plan is adopted. After each report, the marine planning authority will decide whether or not the marine plan needs to be amended or replaced.

The Plan will be reviewed and reported upon as is required by the Marine Acts.

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The European MSP Platform is financed by the European Commission under the EMFF Workprogrammes 2014 and 2015. The European MSP Platform is a result of the action MSP Assistance Mechanism implemented by EASME on behalf of DG MARE.